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List of meaning for kill

to slay or exterminate someone or something

killing, kill, putting to death(noun)

the act of terminating a life

kill(verb)

the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

kill(verb)

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out(verb)

thwart the passage of

"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

stamp out, kill(verb)

end or extinguish by forceful means

"Stamp out poverty!"

kill(verb)

be fatal

"cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

kill(verb)

be the source of great pain for

"These new shoes are killing me!"

kill(verb)

overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

kill(verb)

hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

"She killed the ball"

kill(verb)

hit with great force

"He killed the ball"

kill(verb)

deprive of life

"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

kill(verb)

cause the death of, without intention

"She was killed in the collision of three cars"

toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill(verb)

drink down entirely

"He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

kill, obliterate, wipe out(verb)

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

"kill these lines in the President's speech"

kill(verb)

tire out completely

"The daily stress of her work is killing her"

kill(verb)

cause to cease operating

"kill the engine"

kill(verb)

destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

to deprive of life

during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else

to reject by or as if by a vote

the Senate killed the bill by a single vote

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it

to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike up the mountain just about killed us

to attract or delight as if by magic

with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

to cause to stop functioning

kill the engine before it overheats

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